Murray Wood: Saskatchewan NDP might be better off with a new name
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Cowessess receives mineral rights through treaty land entitlement agreement
A Saskatchewan First Nation is receiving about 147 acres of Crown mineral rights through a settlement agreement. According to the Government of Saskatchewan, the mineral rights for nearly 60 hectares ...
Apr 05, 2023
Métis, First Nation groups oppose Sask. First Act as it passes third reading
The galleries at the Saskatchewan Legislature were full of people on their feet Thursday morning, standing to support the Official Opposition as it voted 'no' on Bill 88's third reading. The bill, als...
Mar 16, 2023 Michelle LeClair, vice-president of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, speaks on the Saskatchewan First Act at the Legislative Building on March 16, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Indigenous-owned Internet provider brings high-speed service to Sask. First Nations
It’s something many people living in Saskatchewan cities take for granted: high-speed Internet service. But while high-speed browsing is easy to access in large cities, many northwestern Saskatc...
Jan 10, 2023
Legislation could see Sask. First Nations control on-reserve sale of cannabis
Saskatchewan First Nations are one step closer to gaining control over the legal sale of cannabis in their communities. On Tuesday, the provincial government introduced the Cannabis Control (Saskatche...
Dec 06, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'Long overdue': First Nations police chiefs respond to plan to expand Indigenous policing
By Derek Craddock Reaction is coming out swiftly to the federal government's plan to make First Nations policing essential across the country. Saskatchewan currently has just one First Nation-administ...
Oct 19, 2022 A photo of a File Hills First Nation police cruiser. (Filehillspolice.ca)
Whitecap Dakota to become first self-governing First Nation in Saskatchewan
It's a first for Saskatchewan. The Whitecap Dakota First Nation, located south of Saskatoon, has voted to become a self-governing First Nation, with the move garnering 92 per cent support. Chief Darcy...
Oct 13, 2022
Moe says Saskatchewan gov't wants to discuss Indigenous police forces
Calls for more Indigenous police services have been heard by the Saskatchewan government. During a conversation with Gormley on Monday, Premier Scott Moe said his government is listening to leaders of...
Sep 12, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (980 CJME file photo)
Dene teacher education program gets boost from provincial government
A program training teachers to deliver education in the Dene language in northern communities got a funding boost this week from the Saskatchewan government. The government is providing up to $255,000...
Aug 31, 2022
Jurisdiction hazy as Saskatchewan changes cannabis laws for Indigenous communities
An amendment to Saskatchewan's cannabis control laws has granted Indigenous communities the powers to regulate their own cannabis retail stores. Under the newly enacted change to provincial law, on-re...
Aug 15, 2022
Pope apologizes for church's role in residential schools
Indigenous delegates from Canada got what they were seeking during a visit to Rome this week: An apology from the Pope. Pope Francis delivered the apology Friday in front of dozens of members from Met...
Apr 01, 2022
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